1. Johnny Appleseed
Keri, Jen, Jes & John ED

2. Johnny Appleseed 2nd Grade
Let’s celebrate Johnny Chapman’s birthday by learning about his life

3. Objectives
For students to have a better understanding of Johnny Appleseed’s journey across the United States
Have students graph & compare numbers
Distinguish & illustrate the stages of an apple tree
Understand what makes plants grow
Learn proper letter writing technique & develop reflective thinking

4. Materials Needed Books on Johnny Appleseed
Websites on Johnny Appleseed
Apples (green, yellow, red)
Map of United States
Paint & Paintbrushes
Pots, soil, seeds
Writing paper, pencils
Cloth grid

5. Websites about Johnny Appleseed
- Johnny Appleseed Home Page
- Appleseed Alley
- J Appleseed & Co
- Johnny Appleseed
- Johnny Appleseed

6. Song about Johnny “Thank You Johnny Appleseed”
We owe you quite a lot,
For the apples that you planted
With a Bible and a cooking pot.
Your seeds were planted far and wide.
You gave a helping hand.
A friendly word you had for all,
Across our frontier land.
We owe you quite a lot.
The lovely trees and apples,
And the lessons that you taught.

7. Activity #1 - Math
Each child chooses which color of apple is their favorite
Place apple on graph
Compare and contrast totals

8. More Math Activities Sort colors of apples Sort sizes of apples
Create patterns of colors with the apples
Use apples to do adding and subtracting

9. More Math Activities Have children cut apples to learn about fractions
Sequencing the life of an apple tree
Tallying apples

10. Activity #2 - Social Studies
Teacher reads Johnny Appleseed by Steven Kellogg
Children draw apples on map of United States as Johnny ‘walks’ throughout each state

11. SS Activity Continued Locating and naming states
Discuss the months that Johnny was able to plant seeds
Use a calendar to mark out the months during his journey

12. More SS Activities
Place events from Johnny Appleseed’s life on a time line
Listen to and discuss songs, poetry, literature and drama
Make a map of their neighborhood and where they could plant appleseeds

13. Activity #3 - Art
From reading in book, children will paint the different stages of an apple tree
They will use red, white, brown, green paint

14. Art Activites Continued
Draw a picture of Johnny Appleseed
Make a diorama of Johnny Appleseed’s cabin
Coloring Johnny Appleseed pictures

15. Activity #4 - Science
Children will learn about how plants grow through a science experiment
Some seeds will be watered, some will have sun, some will have neither

16. Science Activities Continued
Make applesauce and other apple foods
Tasting different kinds of apples
Discuss Johnny Appleseed’s health and nutrition due to living outdoors

17. Activity #5 - Language Arts
Children will learn about proper letter writing techniques
They will write Happy Birthday letters to Johnny
They will also write to Johnny telling him about what they learned in class about his life

18. Language Arts Continued
Write a poem about Johnny Appleseed
Write & Direct a play about Johnny Appleseed
Predict what might of happened if Johnny lived longer

20. Johnny Appleseed Poem In The Apple Tree Away up high in the apple tree
Tune: This Old Man
Away up high in the apple tree
Two red apples smiled at me.
I shook that tree
as hard as I could
Down came the apples
Mmmmm were they good!

23. This Is Done
How About Them Apples?